Bluegates Solar Ltd £10,000 donation

PARISH COUNCIL NEWS - TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OCTOBER ISSUE OF UPMARKET

 

This month we want to tell you about an exciting opportunity for the parish, and we would like to hear from you.  The Council has been given a one-off donation of £10,000 by Bluegates Solar Limited, who own the solar installation at Bluegates Farm, to provide benefits to the local community. We have considered a number of ways of using this donation, but there are two options that we particularly favour:

  1. Parish Lunch

We propose inviting all residents to a lunch, our preferred venue being the cricket field, under a marquee, with entertainment and children’s activities.  We would provide parking and transport options for those unable to walk to the venue. We would pay for an outside caterer to provide a main course, and would like to hold a cake-making competition so we can all enjoy tea/coffee and cake to follow.  The Cricket Club would be invited to open their bar for the purchase of drinks.  It would be held one Sunday next summer.

This would take a lot of organising so we would be looking for help, but we feel it would be an opportunity for us all to talk to our neighbours in the parish and make new friends.

Depending upon the success of this event we would like to make it an annual occasion.

  1. Improvements to the Environment

We have 2 suggestions here

    • to add some attractive signage at the main entrances to the village, such as wooden “gates”
    • to simplify the planting at the shrubbery by the free car park to reduce maintenance so that we can keep it looking good

 

We would really like to hear your comments about these suggestions, also if you have an alternative idea for us to consider.  The only points to bear in mind are that it must benefit the community, and that we must be able to spend the donation within the next 2 years. Please let us know your views by completing the form below and returning it to our office, or sending us an email to elmsteadparish@gmail.com no later than 31st October. 

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Any other ideas?

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